Printing frame for roll films



May l5, 1923.

A. W. STANDFIELD PRINTING FRAME Fo'R ROLL FILMS Filed Deov 15.- 1921 mmlllllllM-l' Patented May 15, 1923.

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yARNOLD WESLEY STANDFIELD, 0F SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

PRINTING FRAME FR ROLL FILMS.

Application filed December To all iti/7mm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARNOLD lVnsLnv Srinnrrnrin, a subject ot the King or' Great Britain and Ireland, and resident ot Myrtle Wilson Street, Mascot, Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Frames for Roll Films, of which the tol lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to printing frames ior producing photographic prints from negatives onvroll films, and has for its object a simple and convenient printing frame in which the ilm is used in the same form as in the camera, that is in roll form, so that it has not to be cut into sections on each oit which is an individual negative, as has hitherto been the practice. A further object of the invention is a printing frame in which photographic prints may be made from all the negatives on a iilm in succession, and from any selected negative or negatives, without in any way destroying the continuity of the film or damaging it in any way.

My invention consists irstly in a trame comprising a rectangular box-shaped body, a removable spring-held back in said body, a sheet ofglass covering one face of the body, and at each end of said body means for rotatably holding a spool disposed transversely to the body and so arranged that a iilm ,from one of said spools passed between the glass and the backing plate may be traversed and longitudinally by winding i on to the other spool. lVith this construe tion of frame any individual negative on the film or all of them in succession may be brought into the printing position, and the ilm being merely transferred wholly or partially from one spool to another is .not liable to damage and is not cut into section but retains its complete form.

My invention also consists in a Ytraine as aforesaid in which the spool holding means are constituted by pairs of spring lugs, each lug having a hole which serves as a bearing for the axial trunnion of the spool, said lugs being sprung apart for the insertion and release of the trunnions,

My invention further consists in a trame in which at each end there is provided a guide roller to protect the film from being damaged by contact With the edge of the body.

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My invention further consists in the provision ot' a mask or vinette having an apcr* ture ot' the desired dimensions and shape, said mask being formed of very thin spring metal held at one end to the body and normally spring pressed away from the glass and at the other end formed with a normal backward fles; or curvature so that the sensitized print paper which is placed behind the mask is lifted from flat contact with the iilm when the back is removed. The mask which immediately underlies the iilm also serves to give a margin or border to the print.

My invention still further consists in such other novel features and combinations of parts as will be ascertained from the following description in which reference is made to the accompanying` sheet of drawings provided for the purpose of facilitating a proper understanding of my invention, and in which- Fig. l is a perspective view of a printing frame according to my invention, said frame` being shown face downwards with the back removed and one ilm spool in position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section or the frame showing both ilm spools in position, the film extended between them behind` the glass, the back in position, and a sheet of print paper between the back and the lilm;

Fig. 4l is an end view of the frame with spool removed, and

Fig. 5 a transverse section of the frame.

The rectangular body or box A of the irame, which is made of strip metal has centrally riveted to its sides plate-spring Incinbers B the extremities of which extend beyond the ends of the body and constitute lugs B having holes B2 for the reception ot the trunnions ot spools C as shown in Figs. l and 3, said spools being inserted and released as required by springing opposite lugs B apart.

he lower longitudinal edges of the sides oi" the body A are bent inwardly to constitute flanges E upon which is supported a sheet ci glass D. Fixed stops E are provided one end oi said flanges, while at the` other end a spring catch E takes over the end of the `glass. The sheet of glass is of such length as to underlie the ends A and if or the Lodiv (see Fig. 8), and is releasably held between the stops E and catch E.

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The film F passes behind the glass from one spool" C to the other, and a vinette or mask G of thin spring metal having any desired form of aperture (shown rectangular) is located immediately above the film. and on the mask is placed the sheet ot' sensitized paper H on which the print is to be made. The sensitized paper, mask and film are all pressed towards the glass by the back .l neatly fitting in the body and resiliently held by a transverse, plate spring K pivoted at one end on a lug L projecting from one of the spring members l, hearing at its middle on rib J of the back, and releasably held at its other end under a lug M ony the other spring mei'nber B. The under surface of the back is Jfaced with a pad N of felt or the like.

One end of the mask (l has a normal upward curve or f'leX as shown in Fig. l and7 when the bark is removed lit'ts the sensitized paper H and facilitates the handling thereof The other end of the mask is carried under and outside of the end A of the body, and yat its upper end is outwardly flanged as at F, said fianve being upwardly pressed by means of a iiow spring l fixed at one end toone of the spring members B and at the other'end slidably held in a lug It projecting 'from the body end A. This construct-ion provides that while the mask is held in correct disposition at all times, it is, when the back is removed. automatically Withdrawn from Contact with the film so that the latter may be freely moved longitudinally as may be required. When however the back is pressed down by the plate spring K the mask is free to move against thetension of how spring l. into flat Contact with the film.

The bow spring P extends sufiiciently .tar through the lug R to ensure that it is not withdrawn' from same when the lugs B are spread to release or insert a spool.

Guide rollers T'are provided at each end of they body for the'purpose of ensuring that the film will not be damaged by scraping Contact with the edges of the body ends or ot the glass," said rollers are rotatably mounted in the lugs B and their trunnions are of sufficient length to permit said lugs to be' sprung apart without releasing the rollers.

The film is progressed longitudinally in either direction by rotating one or the other olf the spools in a direction to wind the film thereon and unwind it fromI the other, 'and it will be seen that all or any selected nega.- tives or negative may be brought singly into correct position for printing therefrom.

'hat l. claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is zl. A photographie printing frame comprising a box-shaped body having at each end means for rotatably supporting a. Hlmspool, a sheet ot glass covering one face of the body and spaced from the adjacent edges. ot its ends so that the fila! may pass behind the glass troni one spool to another, guid4 rollers at each end ot' the body to protect the iilm Vtrom scraping contact with the latter.; a mask ot thin spring material having at one end a normal outwardflex, a spring normally pressing the other end of the mask away it'roln the glass, and al releasabl'y spring-pressed bark fitting in the body and pressing the mask towards the glass.

Q. ln a photographic printing frame'com.- prising a glass faced and boxshaped bodyf having at each end means for rotatably sul)- porting a film spool, a mask of thins'pring material i'ormed at one end with a norma f outward flex and at the other end bent ati al? right angle to lie against the outside of one ot the ends of the body and outwardly. flanged at its extremity, and a bow spring` bearing against said fiange and pressing) that end of the mask away from the glass.

A photographic printing frame com,- prising in combination7 a box shaped body.` having means for rotatably suplmrtirlgl y( film spool at each end, inwardly turned.`

flanges on the lower edges of the side mem` bers of the body, a sheet of glass supported on said flanges, a fixed stop' against Wine/hl one end ot the glass bears. a releasable Catch taking against the other end of the glass, a thin metal mask fitting in said body held at one end by means of a spring nor- A inally retracting said mask from the glal J said mask being formed at its other en with a normal outward fiex, aback fitting. in said body behind said mask, a releasablq spring member pressing said back and towards the glass. and a guide roller at each end ot the body. all constructed and arranged substantially as herein described.`

Signed at Sydney this fourth day of N0- rmnber, D. 1921. i I' ARNOLD WESLEY STANDFIELD. 

